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Community Tasting Notes 6
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Quarked wrote: 91 points
April 16, 2016 - On opening, this smelled wonderfully of old leather, but the flavor just wasn't there. But with about an hour of air, this changed magically until a rich blend of red fruit, leather and spices. Really nice development for a little while before it eventually went flat again. In my view, this is very nice but past peak.
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Deux Chevaux wrote:
April 5, 2015 - Rich, nicely balanced. Nutmeg and other spices. A totally lovely wine that continued to sing over three hours. (Decanted 30 minutes before serving.)
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Javachip wrote: 93 points
May 22, 2014 - Not decanted, but allowed to breathe in bottle and then in glass. Clear medium blood-garnet color. Fabulous bouquet of bright fresh red plums, cherries, raspberries, nutmeg, allspice, cedar, and rose petals. Similar on the palate, wonderful balance and complexity. A truly outstanding wine, aging effortlessly. My #2 tonight.
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Racer117 Likes this wine: 93 points
May 22, 2014 - Beautiful vibrant color; mixed red fruits and earth aromas; fresh lively body of citrus oil, cherry, and berry with drying tannins. The fruit in this wine is long lived but the tannins are eternal!
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Javachip wrote: 95 points
April 12, 2013 - San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 4/12/2013 (San Diego): Clear medium blood-garnet color. Wonderful profile of fresh red fruit, cigar tobacco, river rocks. Fresh and pure with great balance, full body, lingering finish. My #1, group's SECOND PLACE (tie). I guessed aged Bordeaux. This Bordeaux-style wine is the envy of Bordeaux, just like its ancestor in 1976.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
- UPC Code 089819044412
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 45 (69%)
- Consumed 20 (31%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerStag's Leap Wine Cellars
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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